Biron (surname)

Biron is a toponymic surname that is derived from either one of several places in France,[1][2] or, as a variant spelling of Byron, from Byram, North Yorkshire.[2] Notable people with the surname include:

* Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron (1524–1592), celebrated French soldier
* Charles de Gontaut, duc de Biron (1562–1602), French marshal, son of Armand de Biron
* Ernst Johann von Biron (1690–1772), Russian regent (1740), sovereign Duke of Courland (1737–40, 1763–69)
* Gustav von Biron (1700–1746), brother of Ernst Johann, first active service commander of the Izmaylovsky Regiment (1734–1740)
* Peter von Biron (1724–1800), sovereign Duke of Courland (1769–95), son of Ernst Johann von Biron
* Armand Louis de Gontaut (1747–1793), known as Biron, soldier and politician
* Henry Biron (1835–1915), English clergyman and cricketer
* Martin Biron (born 1977), NHL goalie
* Mathieu Biron (born 1980), ice hockey defenceman, brother of Martin Biron

## See also

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* All pages with titles beginning with Biron
* All pages with titles containing Biron
* Biram (disambiguation), a variant spelling
* Byram (surname), a variant spelling
* Byrom, a variant spelling
* Byrum (surname), a variant spelling

## References

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1. ^ "Découvrez l'origine du nom BIRON". Geneanet (in French). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. ^ a b Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1\. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 164\. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

Surname list

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